Responsible journalism

Responsible journalism

by digby

Was this a cop-out?

This week's cover -- TIME Person of the Year 2015: Angela Merkel #TIMEPOY https://t.co/ulDjnIh8xo pic.twitter.com/GSGSF19rCa
— TIMEPolitics (@TIMEPolitics) December 10, 2015

In the past they weren't afraid to pick the demagogue:

On the other hand, giving it to Trump would have made him even more popular so not giving it to him was a rare case of journalistic responsibility.